During his years on the bench, Broward Circuit Judge John Frusciante won the respect of his colleagues for an even-handed temperament.

His namesake son chose a career a little less decorous, but no less successful. John Frusciante Jr. is a respected guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, a group that started off performing in nothing but strategically placed gym socks.

And last Saturday, the Peppers were inducted into the prestigious Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.

"Absolutely a proud father," said the elder Frusciante, who made a congratulatory call to his son from Mallorca, Spain, where he's vacationing. "I'm very happy for all the band members to be recognized."

Judge Frusciante, 67, of Sunrise, was himself a concert pianist who attended Julliard and imbued his son with a love of music. "He grew up in an environment of music," the retired judge said. "Of course, it was different as far as genres were concerned."

The younger Frusciante, 42, who left the band in 2009 and has cut at least 10 solo albums, was a bit of a rebel as a youth in South Florida, his father said. He was loathe to attend school and obtained a high school GED. "His music was what he wanted to do and that's what he did," the senior Frusciante recalled.

The judge, who presided over the domestic wreckage that's often exposed in family court, knew better than to pressure his son. "I'm not somebody who's going to tell my kids they should do this, they should do that," he said.